Wednesday, 12 February 2025

Eddie Boland

Born: 27 December 1885, San Francisco, California, USA
Died: 3 February 1935, Santa Monica, California, USA

The Non-Skid Kid (1922) as The Non-Skid Kid


















Tuesday, 11 February 2025

Lois Hardwick

Born: 22 July 1917, New Jersey, USA
Died: August 1968, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Lois Hardwick was a child actor who picked up roles after other actresses were either fired or had moved on. In 1927 she became the fourth 'Alice' in the Disney animations that combined cartoons with a live-action character. When that series was discontinued, Lois took over the role of Mary Jane in the Buster Brown series of shorts starring Arthur Trimble. When that series finished, Lois retired from acting.

Alice's Circus Daze (1927) as Alice





This was Lois' first 'Alice' film.












Violet Bird

Born: 18 October 1905, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Died: 20 January 1987, Los Angeles, California, USA

Violet Bird was an actress and model in films from the mid 1920s to the early 1930s. Her films are particularly hard to find. 'Find the King' from 1927 recently became available on DVD and I hope to include a shot from it here.







This is a picture from 'Arts and Vanities' magazine, 1926.













Find the King (1927) as The Girl


Sunday, 26 January 2025

Carrie DeMar

Born: 1 April 1875, Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 23 February 1963, Cold Spring, New York, USA

Foxy Grandpa and Molly in a Little Hilarity (1902) as Molly

With Joseph Hart, her real-life husband.
















Joseph Hart

Born: 8 June 1861, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 3 October 1921, New York City, New York, USA

A vaudeville performer who appeared many times on Broadway.

Foxy Grandpa and Molly in a Little Hilarity (1902) as Foxy Grandpa

With Carrie DeMar, his real-life wife.















Cecil M. Hepworth

Born: 19 March 1873, Lewisham, England, UK
Died: 9 February 1953, Greenford, Middlesex, England, UK

Cecil M. Hepworth was a British filmmaking pioneer who made many narrative style short films at the beginning of the 20th Century. He often used his family, his friends and his employees in front of the camera.

How It Feels to Be Run Over (1900) as Driver

With May Clark. This is as clear a shot as I can get of Cecil in this film.















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